Trichosanthes fruit Trichosanthis Fructus
Clearing and transforming heat phlegmCold
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Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and Resolve Phlegm, regulate qi and soothe the chest, disperse nodules and eliminate abscess, moisturize dryness and lubricate the intestines
1. Used for phlegm-heat cough and dyspnea. 2. Used for chest impediment, chest bind, etc. 3. Used for lung abscess, intestinal abscess, breast abscess, etc. 4. Used for constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Nature & taste
Sweetslightly BitterCold
Meridians entered
LungLarge Int.Stomach
Herbal properties
ColdDescendingDispersingMoistening
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